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The historic mansion will be closed September 23 through November 8 for construction. The museum's exhibitions, Open Face eatery, shop, gardens, and Dryden Theatre remain open during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

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Special Displays

Llamas on hillside in Peru

Colorama
On view now

George Eastman Museum
The Colorama was one of the longest running corporate advertising campaigns of the twentieth century. First conceived by Eastman Kodak Company in 1949, when Waldo B. Potter was its director of advertising operations, these massive backlit transparencies were designed to demonstrate the brilliance of color photography. Neil Montanus (American, 1927–2019) photographed 55 Coloramas–the most of any photographer. A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Montanus was hired by Eastman Kodak as a staff photographer in 1954. Montanus’s picture was the second Colorama to depict the site of the Incan city of Machu Picchu.
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Upcoming Exhibitions

Camera Obscura Image of Gardens in George Eastman's Mother's Bedroom

Life with Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum
October 5, 2024–August 31, 2025

Main Galleries
Life with Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum explores the many ways in which photographic objects have come to shape our everyday lives. The exhibition encompasses broad cultural histories and image-making practices.
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sign that reads "The attendant will be happy to assist you"

Scene at Eastman
October 25, 2024–April 20, 2025

Project Gallery
The exhibition will comprise a set of photographs and sculptures made in aluminum, glass, concrete, paper, tin, and other materials. Viewers are alerted to the presence of cameras within the exhibition space: to enter the galleries is to be observed.
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Past Exhibitions